| [/ˈfraɪtn; ˋfraɪtn/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] fill (sb) with fear; make afraid; scare （使某人）感到恐惧; 使害怕; 惊吓:
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. 对不起, 我不是故意吓唬你的. *
Loud traffic frightens horses. 车辆噪音使马受惊. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) frighten/scare sb to `death/out of his `wits; frighten the `life out of sb frighten sb very much; terrify or startle sb 惊吓某人; 使某人恐怖或惊愕:
The child was frightened to death by the violent thunderstorm. 那孩子让狂风暴雨吓得要命. *
You frightened the life out of me/frightened me out of my wits suddenly knocking on the window like that! 你突然那样敲窗户真把我的魂儿都吓掉了. frighten/scare the daylights out of sb => daylights. 用法:
3 (phr v) frighten sb/sth away/off force or drive (a person or an animal) to run away by frightening him/it 将（人或动物）吓跑:
The alarm frightened the burglars away. 警铃声把贼吓跑了. *
The children's shouts frightened off the birds. 孩子们的喊声把鸟儿吓飞了. frighten sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by frightening him 吓得某人做[不敢做]某事:
News of the robberies frightened many people into fitting new locks to their doors. 发生抢劫的消息把许多人吓得装上新门锁. |